Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Michael Jackson's Personal Chef tells tale


PEOPLE Magazine has the scoop from Michael Jackson's personal chef:

Michael Jackson's personal chef says Dr. Conrad Murray was a fixture at the household of Michael Jackson – so much so that when his routine changed the day of Jackson's death, she knew something was wrong.

"I thought maybe Mr. Jackson is sleeping late," Kai Chase, hired by Jackson to cook the family meals, told the Associated Press of the morning of June 25, when she noticed that the singer's doctor had not come down Jackson's bedroom carrying a pair of oxygen tanks, as he did every morning.

The celebrity chef, 37, hired by Jackson in March, says the Jacksons' was a happy home, with a focus on healthy living.

Jackson, preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London, had fruit drinks and granola for breakfast every morning, and ate healthy foods like chicken and spinach salad for lunch with the kids. Dinners might include a seared tuna steak, and Dr. Murray was often a guest at the table. Jackson's daughter, Paris, 11, started each meal by saying grace, Chase says.

As for Chase, who expected to go to London with the family, she plans on publishing a cookbook – an idea that Jackson encouraged. The book will focus on her time with the family.

Not that it promotes her cookbook, right? Hopefully it comes with photos.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

"Twilight" Actors Made in Chocolate


Blockbuster video stores will have the "Twilight" and "New Moon" movie cast in chocolate for fans to buy... and eat.

Per andpop.com,

Necco sub-brand SkyBar is releasing these “New Moon” bars as well as special boxes of “Twilight” Sweethearts. But of course, they had to add a vampire twist to the flavours which include “Secret Strawberry,” “Passion Fruit” and “Tempting Apple.

If we're lucky, we might be able to get samples for the 2009 Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon in October. (bar photo from E! online)

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Friday, July 03, 2009

The Cafes of San Francisco, 3rd Edition



Final List of Cafes included in Bay Area Cafe Guidebook

We are happy to announce that the new 3rd Edition of our bestseller, THE CAFES OF SAN FRANCISCO has been released!

PUBLICATION DETAILS:

# Total size of book: 6 x 9 inches
# Total pages of book: 166 pages
# Over 50 cafes featured
# Over 200 black and white photographs

Copies of the new edition can be purchased on Amazon.com

FEATURED CAFES AND BRASSERIES, with page number

Absinthe 86, 161
Aroma Cafe 156
Atlas Cafe 68
Balboa Cafe 114, 161
Bistro Vida 146, 147
Bittersweet Chocolate Cafe 109
Blue Bottle Coffee 84, 91
Blue Danube Coffee House 122
BookBeat 154
Brainwash Cafe & Laundromat 62
Butler & The Chef 58
Cafe Abir 90
Cafe Bastille 44
Cafe Borrone 144
Cafe Claude 48
Cafe de la Presse 46
Cafe Flore 70
Cafe La Tartine 142
Cafe Madeleine 36
Cafe Zoetrope 38
Caffe Acri 157
Caffe Centro 56
Caffe Greco 32
Caffe Museo 52
Caffe Puccini 28
Caffe Roma 30
Caffe Trieste 22
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 108
Curbside Cafe 108
Depot Bookstore & Cafe 150
De Young Museum Cafe 136
Delucchi 37
Dolores Park Cafe 76
Elite Cafe 109
Emporio Rulli 152
Fairfax Coffee Roastery 155
Florio 109
Frjtz 88
The Grove 116
The Grove Fillmore 111
Jackson Place Cafe 40
Java Beach 130
La Boulangerie de Polk 100
La Mediterranee 108
La Terrasse 120
Le Zinc 72
Leaping Lemur Cafe 134
Left Bank 139, 147
Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store 29
Maxelds House of Caffeine 78
May's Coffee Shop 113
Mojo Bicycle Cafe 94
Momi Toby's 91
Nani's Cafe 128
One World Cafe 93
Pamplemousse 146
Peet's Coffee & Tea 140
People's Cafe 92
PlumpJack Cafe 110
Poulet 139
Revolution Cafe 80
Rigolo 126
Ritual Coffee Roasters 74
Sam's Anchor Cafe 158
Samovar Tea Lounge 66
San Francisco Art Institute Cafe 135
South Beach Cafe 54
South Park Cafe 60
Stella Pasticceria e Caffe 28
Steps of Rome 34
Sugar Cafe 102
Sunower Cafe 149
Tartine 82
Tosca 25
Velo Rouge 124
Vesuvio Cafe 26
Vivande 109
Warming Hut Cafe 118



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SEXY DISHES Recipe Demo and Tasting



A fun cooking demo and tasting featuring chefs and mixologists featured in the recent TasteTV foodie book, "SEXY DISHES: A Guide to Who's Hot in the Kitchen (Bay Area Edition)"

Meet these sexy chefs, who will demonstrate their sexy recipes and provide sample tastings of their sexy dishes at the Williams-Sonoma flagship store's demonstration kitchen in lovely Union Square, San Francisco.

Featured at this TasteTV event:

* Cindy Chen, Owner and Chef, Shanghai 1930
* Taylor Boudreaux, Executive Chef, California Cafe
* Iris Eisenlohr, Wine Director, Piacere Restaurant
* Miriam Russell-Wadleigh, Executive Chef, Piacere Restaurant

Bring your copy of SEXY DISHES to be signed in person, or just come and meet and eat!

Saturday, July 11, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Where: Williams-Sonoma 340 Post St San Francisco, CA 94108

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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Upcoming Chocolate Salons and Chocolate Salon Awards


TasteTV
has just released the design for the TasteTV Chocolate Salon Awards (see right), which are presented at every Chocolate Salon to the best of the best, as judged by our panel of chocolate experts.

Las Vegas is the newest city to host a TasteTV Chocolate Salon (see dates below). The event takes place at the Venetian and Palazzo Resorts.

Upcoming TasteTV Luxury Chocolate Salons:


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